Stella M. Bell Jackson; Retired Registered Nurse
Stella M. Bell Jackson, a retired registered nurse and longtime Pacoima resident, has died in Granada Hills. She was 74.
Mrs. Jackson died Wednesday of cancer, said her daughter, Pamela Hall.
A native of Union Springs, Ala., she moved to California as a teen-ager. She worked as a registered nurse at various hospitals, including Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles, Olive View Medical Center in Sylmar and Lakeview Terrace Sanitarium in Sunland. She retired in the late 1970s.
Known to friends and family as “Mama Bell,” she was a longtime member of the Calvary Baptist Church of Pacoima and lived in the area for about 60 years.
She is survived by her husband of three years, Kermit Jackson; son, Jim Wynn of Lake View Terrace; daughter, Pamela Hall of Van Nuys; brother James Bell of Union Springs; sister, Victoria Spencer of Union Springs, and eight grandchildren.
A funeral is planned for 11 a.m. today at Calvary Baptist Church of Pacoima, 12928 Vaughn St., San Fernando. Burial will follow at Eternal Valley Memorial Park in Newhall. Pierce Brothers-Meyer Mitchell Mortuary in Van Nuys is handling the arrangements.
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